VINTAGE SHOTS FROM DAYS GONE BY! (Part 2)

Might be George Weiler.

 

I remember reading Sid Ziff in the paper...

 

Judging by the streamers on the boat, on the car, and one of those "white things" on the radiator cap, combined with he streamers on the truck behind AND the big sign in the boat itself, I'm guessing they are spiffed up for a parade or something. Probably lost one of the "puffs" from the front wheel.

Weren't any of you guys in high school? Remember homecoming parades and all the tissue-paper flowers?

 

I never paid $0.19/gal in SoCal in '59/'60. Maybe in your area.

 

Auto paint buffer, spray painting wagon, kids sanding a shoe, mans using a table saw, and a Ice Cream maker Too ....... Party !

 

^^^^Yup, this could be one of those "How Many Things Do You See Wrong" posters that the safety guys tack up all over the place

 

Neither was common sense. The dad’ s jacket sleeve is scary close to the blade, and he’s cutting wood freehand. Oy!

 

Its not a Brit car. Its an American Austin made in Butler PA.

 

I noticed the wife holding the cable while the handle is in free space. Bob

 

Cotton Owens


Daytona 500



Daytona 1929 photo, British driver Major Harry Segrave sits behind the wheel of his Golden Arrow racer.



Daytona notorious corner always got more than one driver

 

Bill France sr 1965 nascar



Richard Petty, shown here next to the 1957 Oldsmobile he drove in the first Daytona 500

 

Gene Adams’A/ADragster driven by Tom McEwen, in far lane, versus Mickey Thompson’s dual inline blown aluminum Pontiac-powered dragster driven by Jack Chrisman in the near lane.

 

The first woman to be licensed to drive a Motorcycle in Washington DC

 

Electric cord rapped around the kids and dads feet too.... Where is the dog playing with the cord and dad cuts his hand off and kid falls down as shoe flys into girls head and knocks her out

 

A very crowed #1 turn modified's at T ulsa

 

Ahh, the good old days before graffitti!

 

What be them motors ? For a boat or equipment

 

I never liked that or the nitwit millionaire that made it. Although I lived in TX for a while, we never felt compelled to go look at this thing.

 

And now 4 of these car brands have been killed and Detroit has gone to Hell from the auto industry shutdowns. When ads like this were made, the future looked bright! Surprise!

 

I dunno- ad was printed between '26 (Pontiac's birth) and '31 (Oakland's death), so Oakland's death, the Depression and LaSalle's death ('40) were in the immediate future. The crisis of '20-21 was also still looming in the rearview. I'm sure Corporate was under stress in this period.

 

They're Y-Blocks ain't they? Pickup application judging by the mounts on the bellhousings.

 

Went by a couple of month ago, someone had set fire to two or three of them.

 

Looks to be 57or slightly later,they have the more modern Holley carb and since they still have a canister oil filter and rear sump oil pan I would say they are for trucks too.